How to Design Your Personal Error Log | Hexallt Learner Guide

How to Design Your Personal Error Log

At Hexallt, every learner is encouraged to keep a personal error log. This is your private record of the mistakes you’ve made, the corrections you received, and the progress you achieved. It ensures that corrections don’t vanish after class but become permanent improvements.

Why Keep an Error Log?

  • To see patterns: Many learners repeat the same few mistakes. Logging them makes patterns visible.

  • To remember corrections: Writing down the correct version helps it stick.

  • To track progress: Over time, you’ll see old mistakes disappear — proof that you’re improving.

Step 1: Choose Your Format

You can keep your error log in:

  • A notebook (recommended for handwriting practice).

  • A spreadsheet or document (if you prefer digital tracking).

Both are fine — the key is to use it consistently.

Step 2: Create Columns

Set up your page or sheet with these columns:

  1. Mistake – Write the exact sentence, phrase, or word where you went wrong.

  2. Correction – Write the correct version as explained by your trainer.

  3. Type of Error – Note whether it’s grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, or spelling.

  4. Date – Record when you made this error.

  5. Status – Mark ✔️ when you feel confident you no longer repeat it.

Step 3: Record Errors Immediately

  • After each class or assignment correction, log the errors you made.

  • Be honest — include even small mistakes. They often add up.

Step 4: Review Regularly

  • Daily/Weekly: Re-read your error log. Say the corrected version aloud. Write it again if needed.

  • Before Exams: Review all old entries. Focus on errors that still repeat.

Example Page

MistakeCorrectionTypeDateStatus
He go to school every day.He goes to school every day.Grammar05/09/2025✔️
I am agree with you.I agree with you.Vocabulary06/09/2025
Mispronounced “th” in thinkCorrect: /θ/ soundPronunciation06/09/2025

Step 5: Apply in Final Assignments

Your error log is not just for notes. Use it to:

  • Double-check your writing before submission.

  • Practice pronunciation entries aloud before recording your video.

  • Confirm you’ve fixed old errors in your final assignments.

Final Takeaway

A personal error log is your tool for eliminating mistakes permanently. Use it after every class, update it regularly, and review it before assignments.

At Hexallt, trainers will guide you on what to record — but progress depends on how consistently you use the log.

Every tick mark in your log is proof: you made a mistake, learned from it, and turned it into fluency.

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